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Also, I'm a student at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and there is NO sailing club sadly.

You should just start one. A couple of guys that I sail with here in the Kansas City area (you can't get much more landlocked than KC) started a sailing team when they were in college. They never competed in a single race, but they got several write ups in the school paper, got a page in the year book, and got to tell everyone that they were college athletes. How cool is that?

Might be worth looking into.

05-15-2012 07:27 PM

CapnBilll

Re: Tenderfooted Sailor Girl

Did anyone hook you up yet?

I'm heading to Lake Charles in a few weeks. If you're interested, I can take you on a couple of laps around the lake to show you the basics.

05-15-2012 06:49 PM

Globalksp

Re: Tenderfooted Sailor Girl

Completely plausible! If you're interested send me a PM and I'll get you my email address and we'll go from there.

I just spoke with the kind folks at Murray's and they offer weekend, group classes for all experience leves up to the 103 certification for $75/lesson. A nice option, however, is their $250 "private" lesson. You are basically renting the boat and instructor for 3 hours at a flat rate of $250 and can bring up to 4 people with you. In other words, a group lesson wherein you select the group.

If anyone who comes upon this is interested, I have at least one other person besides myself who would be interested in the $250 option. If we can get a crew of 4 to meet on a schedule, we'd be able to learn and work together, which is appealing to me opposed to potentially sailing with a group of strangers each class.

Could you tell me more about the sailing lessons / rentals in Mandeville? I know that Murray's Yacht Sales is an ASA certified training facility but didn't know about anything in Mandeville.

I second the Wednesday races. After the races everyone (who wants to) meets at one of the clubs bars to shoot the **** and eat and drink. Might be a good place to drop into if you can make the trip from Lafayette.

Havent tried any of these, just happened to notice them while surfing over the years

I just spoke with the kind folks at Murray's and they offer weekend, group classes for all experience leves up to the 103 certification for $75/lesson. A nice option, however, is their $250 "private" lesson. You are basically renting the boat and instructor for 3 hours at a flat rate of $250 and can bring up to 4 people with you. In other words, a group lesson wherein you select the group.

If anyone who comes upon this is interested, I have at least one other person besides myself who would be interested in the $250 option. If we can get a crew of 4 to meet on a schedule, we'd be able to learn and work together, which is appealing to me opposed to potentially sailing with a group of strangers each class.

Whats up coonass!? LOL. You are not in a very sailing friendly area, but if you have time on weekends or whenever head over to New Orleans. Lots and lots of sailboat stuff around Lake Ponchartrain. You can take lessons out of Mandeville and even rent a boat once you`ve proven yourself. If you find yourself heading this way gimmee a holler and I`ll gives you some ideas where to go. Make friends with new orleans sailing on facebook too, they give info on wednesday races at West End.

Hey Johnny,

Could you tell me more about the sailing lessons / rentals in Mandeville? I know that Murray's Yacht Sales is an ASA certified training facility but didn't know about anything in Mandeville.

I second the Wednesday races. After the races everyone (who wants to) meets at one of the clubs bars to shoot the **** and eat and drink. Might be a good place to drop into if you can make the trip from Lafayette.

05-06-2012 11:15 PM

ecmcnabb

Re: Tenderfooted Sailor Girl

Haha, I see you are a fellow coonass...Slidell, eh? Thank you so much for all of the helpful information! I'll definitely check those facebook pages out. I just got home from New Orleans a minute ago...Jazz Fest!

05-06-2012 03:16 AM

herezjohnny

Re: Tenderfooted Sailor Girl

Whats up coonass!? LOL. You are not in a very sailing friendly area, but if you have time on weekends or whenever head over to New Orleans. Lots and lots of sailboat stuff around Lake Ponchartrain. You can take lessons out of Mandeville and even rent a boat once you`ve proven yourself. If you find yourself heading this way gimmee a holler and I`ll gives you some ideas where to go. Make friends with new orleans sailing on facebook too, they give info on wednesday races at West End.

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